Sunday, September 23, 2018

Article Excerpt: "... Northrop Grumman conducted its first ground test of a 63-inch diameter Graphite Epoxy Motor (GEM 63) Sept. 20 in Promontory, Utah.
Utilizing advanced technologies, the company developed this new rocket motor for use on the United Launch Alliance Atlas V launch vehicle ..."

Saturday, April 14, 2018

Article Excerpt: "... The April 14, 2018, AFSPC-11 mission was a classified one, however, carried out on behalf of the United States Air Force.
The Colorado-based company’s AV-079 Atlas V lifted off at 7:13 p.m. EDT (11:13 GMT) from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida to deliver two U.S. Air Force payloads to a geostationary Earth orbit (GEO ..."

Wednesday, March 23, 2016

Article Excerpt: "... a mission to deliver a record-breaking load of NASA experiments and gear to the International Space Station.
The Orbital ATK-built Cygnus blasted off atop an Atlas V rocket at 11:05 p.m. EDT (0305 GMT) in a smooth liftoff under the light of a nearly-full moon from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station here ..."